Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-08
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On the Police-Court docket yesterday
morning were several continued cases.
The most important one was that OF Edo
ChappelI (colortdl keeper OF berroom
en- Seventeenth street known a. the
/" Glory,v charged with assauItiDg, cgttlus,
snd wonudibg with some dull Instrument
WiIliom Walker, with intent TO kill. The
facts brought out on the question OK bail
when the case was before the court Few
dsys sgo were published In the Dispatch.
Walker, " no sill bad his held bandagcd
up. alter being sworn said that Chappell
struck him with beer. glass while In the
botisf, and, sitter following bin out, struck
him twice with beer. r.bottles, which was the
last thing he remembered.
The defence introduced witnesses wbe
testified that Chappell threw bottle at
Walker while he was In the bar-roon.
which lie dodeed; that Chapel did not
follow Walker into the street, but stopped
al the door.
Before announcing his deeision Justice
Richardson held an examination IN the case
Of Walker, who was charged with assault
ing and threatening to Kill Dollie Wright
Dollie said that the night on which Walker
was hurt she st,yed with a friend; that
after she had retined Walker came mp into
the room " here she was, and, saying that
be wss looking for the d--d scoundrel VINO
had cut him, braudisbed a kuife quite
freely. She spoke to him 9bout his con-
duct, and be fhreatened to cut her; she
becoming frightened, started down the
Steps; Walker grabbed ut her. aud shc'
irving TO pet out OF his way, fell aud hurt
her back quite badly. Walker said that he
was perfectly sober that night, and that he
remembered nothing about having been to
where Dollic was.
Justice Richardson. In deciding the case.
said that he had no doubt that Chappell
struck Walker with bottle aud cut his
head. he Thought IL highly pro bable, how
ever, that, after Walker assaulted Doll,e.
some OF her friends had taken brick and
beat him over the head.
He discharged all parties.
MORE TROUBLE FOR EDLo.
Daniel Hill, a colored youth OF about
eighteen years, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly. DE was tined S2.OD
and costs. When asked where he got his
liquor he replied that he bought u at the
Morning.tilory saloon, kept 10y Edo Chap
rell. a b, uch-warraut was Issued and
Immediately served on Chappell, Who was IN
court, charging bin with selling liquor to
minors. On motion OF his counsel, Samuel
NJ. Page, Esq, the case was continued un-
til to. day, and he was bailcd IN the sum Of
$500 for his appearance.
COMMITTED IN DEFAULT.
The continued case OF Mr.. c. w. G..
Watkins, the old gentleman who was before
the Police Court Thursday on the charge
OF threatening to kill bis wife. Sarah Wat
kins, was up again. Mrs. Watkins said
she feared bodily harm at the hands OF her
busband. The Police Justice required Dir.
Watkins to give bond in the sum OF S500for
his good behavior for twelve mouths, in
default OF which he was committed to Jail.
DEURING ACQUITTED.
The continued ease OF @. II. f. Deuring,
charged with stealing fifty cents from Lee
Faudree, was called, ana the evidence Of
Faudrec, The only witness examined, failing
to sustain the charge, the case was dis
missed.
OTHER CASES.
William Brown (eolored), yaarancy. Or
dered TO leave town In twenty.f0ur hours.
Oscar and Peter Crane, drunk. Fined
each 81 and costs.
John Keller, drunk. Discharged by Cap
tam Epps.
Richard Meekins, repOrted for refusing
10 remove bis hack when ordered. Fined
%.
william Bannister. reported for over
charging and refusing to show his rates 70
a passenger at the Union depot. FiHed 90.
George W. Taylor, striking and abusing
John j. Lake without cause or proyoca-
ton. Fined $5 aud costs.